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Fine-scale ecology of alpine patterned ground, Old Man Range, Central Otago, New Zealand

Scott, Matthew B (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2008)

This study is an interdisciplinary ecological study addressing the fine-scale relationships between plants, invertebrates and the environment in an alpine ecosystem. Alpine environments are marked by steep environmental ...
Mechanisms for guild-based assembly rules in a lawn community

Brownstein, Gretchen Emily (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011)

Assembly rules for plant communities have been widely investigated and debated. Convincingly demonstrating whether or not there are restrictions on species co-existence has proven difficult. The Botany Lawn at the University ...
Fragmentation, Edge Effects and Regeneration of Tropical Dry Dipterocarp Forest in Thailand

Döbert, Timm Fabian (Thesis, Master of Science, 2011)

The fragmentation of contiguous old-growth forests is among the most severe consequences of deforestation. Southeast Asia has suffered disproportionately and in particular its tropical dry forests (TDFs). The aim of this ...
Life at the edge: plant responses to extreme alpine environments

Korsten, Annika Christiane (Thesis, Master of Science, 2011)

Snow is an essential element determining plant composition and performance in alpine environments. Snowbank communities are an ideal model community to identify plant species distribution and plant strategies along ...
The role of shrubs and rabbit herbivory in the ecological restoration of the drylands of south-central New Zealand

Camara, Amadou (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011)

The net outcome of the interaction between woody and herbaceous plant species can be positive or negative depending on plant species and environmental conditions. Positive interactions (facilitation) are postulated to be ...
Using artificial food patches to investigate the foraging behaviour of Rattus rattus L., and testing for suitable study populations of Mus musculus L., in New Zealand.

Lawrence, Rebecca Judith (Thesis, Master of Science, 2011)

Introduced rodents are pest species in New Zealand, in particular Rattus rattus L. (the ship rat), and have contributed to the decline in some native forest biota. Within New Zealand native forests, there is little knowledge ...
The role of colour and odour in fruit selection by diurnal, endemic skinks (Oligosoma) in Aotearoa / New Zealand

Marshall, Jane Elizabeth (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2009)

The flora of Aotearoa/ New Zealand has evolved in association with birds and lizards as the dominant frugivores and seed dispersers. There is a wide range of ripe fruit colours within the native fleshy-fruited plants ...
The evolution of fruit traits in Coprosma and the subtribe Coprosminae

Markey, Adrienne Selina (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2009)

The flora of New Zealand has evolved largely in the absence of terrestrial mammals, the predominant frugivore guilds being birds and reptiles. The evolution of divergent fruit traits in New Zealand may be a consequence of ...
Endophytic phaeophyceae from New Zealand

Heesch, Svenja (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2007)

The aims of this study were to find endophytic brown algae in marine macroalgae from New Zealand, isolate them into culture and identify them using morphological as well as molecular markers, to study the prevalence of ...
Biodiversity along a gradient of modification : plant invertebrates and reptile diversity in mid-altitude tall tussock (Chionochloa rigida) grasslands, eastern Central Otago, New Zealand

Dixon, Katherine Marguerite (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2005)

This thesis set out to examine the soils, plants, lichens, invertebrates and common skinks along a gradient of habitat modification. This gradient was represented by ten study sites, of varying management histories, in a ...

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